{"id":569,"date":"2020-09-15T22:46:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T05:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/?page_id=569"},"modified":"2021-12-19T13:57:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T21:57:35","slug":"about-oscc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/about-oscc\/","title":{"rendered":"About OSCC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kez4l2ux-6dd1bda2b173e6286a0bb9e7e2635151\">\n.avia-section.av-kez4l2ux-6dd1bda2b173e6286a0bb9e7e2635151 .av-parallax .av-parallax-inner{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fairyWingsAudience-1030x434.png);\nbackground-position:50% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-kez4l2ux-6dd1bda2b173e6286a0bb9e7e2635151 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-parallax-section avia-bg-style-parallax  av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-25  container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat' data-av_minimum_height_pc='25'><div class='av-parallax' data-avia-parallax-ratio='0.3' ><div class='av-parallax-inner main_color avia-full-stretch'><\/div><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-569'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kez4qjjg-8813e1c0a1cc1ea9fdab38e3cedadb30\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kez4qjjg-8813e1c0a1cc1ea9fdab38e3cedadb30{\nheight:90px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kez4qjjg-8813e1c0a1cc1ea9fdab38e3cedadb30 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kez4rser-10ead2086e841538b16e0531a957ba14\">\n.flex_column.av-kez4rser-10ead2086e841538b16e0531a957ba14{\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-kez4rser-10ead2086e841538b16e0531a957ba14 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div '   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kfewmf1t-f0d10364740ebf7f1e13225496f1ea82\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kfewmf1t-f0d10364740ebf7f1e13225496f1ea82{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kfewmf1t-f0d10364740ebf7f1e13225496f1ea82 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >OpenSimulator Community Conference<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kfewlmxj-584651064cd159c27f9498291b19ace2\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kfewlmxj-584651064cd159c27f9498291b19ace2 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kfewlmxj-584651064cd159c27f9498291b19ace2 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img class='wp-image-573 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-573 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fairyWingsAudience-1500x630.png\" alt='' title='fairyWingedAttendee'  height=\"630\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fairyWingsAudience-1500x630.png 1500w, https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fairyWingsAudience-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fairyWingsAudience-1030x434.png 1030w, https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fairyWingsAudience-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fairyWingsAudience-2048x862.png 2048w, https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fairyWingsAudience-705x297.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The\u00a0<strong>OpenSimulator Community Conference<\/strong>\u00a0is an annual conference that focuses on the developer and user community creating the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/opensimulator.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OpenSimulator<\/a>\u00a0software. The conference features two days of dynamic short presentations, engaging panels, keynote sessions, and social events across diverse sectors of the OpenSimulator user base \u2013 that spotlight the best of the OpenSimulator platform and community. The event is organized by the metaverse-focused nonprofit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/avacon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AvaCon, Inc<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/opensimulator.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OpenSimulator<\/a> is an open-source multi-platform, multi-user 3D application server that can be used to create a virtual environment (or world) that can be accessed through a variety of clients, on multiple protocols. It also has an optional facility (the\u00a0<a title=\"Hypergrid\" href=\"http:\/\/opensimulator.org\/wiki\/Hypergrid\">Hypergrid<\/a>) to allow users to visit other OpenSimulator installations across the web from an account on a \u2018home\u2019 OpenSimulator installation.<\/p>\n<p>OpenSimulator allows virtual world developers to customize their worlds using the technologies they feel work best \u2013 the framework is designed to be easily extensible. OpenSimulator is written in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecma-international.org\/publications\/standards\/Ecma-334.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">C#<\/a>, running both on Windows over the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/net\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">.NET Framework<\/a>\u00a0and on Unix-like machines over the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mono-project.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mono<\/a>\u00a0framework. The source code is released under a\u00a0<a title=\"BSD License\" href=\"http:\/\/opensimulator.org\/wiki\/BSD_License\">BSD License<\/a>, a commercially friendly license to embed OpenSimulator in products.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openhub.net\/p\/opensimulator\/widgets\/project_basic_stats?format=js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Out of the box, OpenSimulator can be used to simulate virtual environments similar to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.secondlifegrid.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Second Life\u2122<\/a>, however,\u00a0the project pursues innovative feature development with an aspiration of becoming the bare bones, but extensible, server of the 3D Web.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avacon.org\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AvaCon, Inc<\/a><\/strong>. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the growth, enhancement, and development of the metaverse, virtual worlds, augmented reality, and 3D immersive and virtual spaces. We hold conventions and meetings to promote educational and scientific inquiry into these spaces, and to support organized fan activities, including performances, lectures, art, music, machinima, and much more. Our primary goal is to connect and support the diverse communities and practitioners involved in co-creating and using virtual worlds, and to educate the public and our constituents about the emerging ecosystem of technologies broadly known as the Metaverse.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-569'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/569"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=569"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2328,"href":"https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/569\/revisions\/2328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}